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Tried everything: Cat still meowing all night

My cat keeps meowing at night. I have tried ignoring her, not letting her sleep all day, providing enough food and water, making sure her litter box has been cleaned before going to bed, playing with her all day, and everything I could find for five…
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Can you bottle feed a kitten?

I have an orphaned baby kitten and it is to young for solid food, how do I nurse them? The related question Kitten Food in an Emergency talks about what foods to use, but how do I get them to drink it?
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What is the safest way to remove tinsel/ribbon from a cat?

Okay, so bit of an odd question, but this happens every year like clockwork, so I want to be prepared. I have a cat, who likes to eat ribbon and tinsel and the like. Normally, I just try to keep it the heck away from him (and thus generally not in…
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What are the pet health concerns with using diatomaceous earth as an insecticide?

A couple of answers (1, 2) on flea treatments have suggested the user of diatomaceous earth (DE) for flea control. I have heard there are possible health concerns for my pet. Is there any evidence supporting health concerns in humans or pets with…
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Is there anything that suggests that the concept of a "summer cat" is or has ever actually been a thing in Sweden or anywhere else?

There is this vile, alleged concept called a "summer cat" ("sommarkatt" in Swedish). If true, it means that a family with kids buy/get a cat, bring it to the summer cabin, spend the summer with the cat and treat it well, but then they return home…
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How can I help my betta, who has a white-ish sore on his side, is laying at the bottom of the tank, and isn't eating?

This is Ringo. I’ve had him for almost 2 years and he’s been happy until the last week or so. He lives in a 1 gallon (3.8 L) tank (I know it’s small, blame the Petsmart employee who suggested it) and he has a filter and a heater. I change his water…
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How do I stop my cat from peeing on rugs and linens?

We have two cats who are litter trained, but one of them occasionally pees on rugs or linens instead. According to my fiancée, the cat was accidentally toilet trained on a towel as a kitten, and now she likes to pee on towels and similar things like…
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Putting leash on dog

I've got an odd issue with my dog that I've never had with any other dog I've had. When it's time to take my dog for a walk, he's fairly calm. He walks with me to the front door (where I keep his leash). I tell him to sit, and he does. I pick up…
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How many hours a day is it normal for a cat to sleep?

My cat usually sleeps most of the day (I'm not exactly sure about the night). How many hours a day (approximately) is it normal for a cat to sleep?
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My dog is sometimes afraid of me

My dog is about 2.5 years old, and I got him when he was about 6 months old. At first he was very afraid of me and my wife, but in time he learned to trust us. He is often playful and he sleeps with us in our bed. However, lately he sometimes acts…
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Is whisker layout in a dog a constant?

Is the layout of whiskers in a dog constant over time, or do whiskers fall out and regrow in different spots? This is a lost dog situation, and there is a foundling that looks very similar but whisker layout seems different. Unfortunately the newest…
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How to deal with the parvovirus infected dead body?

Our little puppy died because of this dreaded parvovirus. She was on a drip with other necessary meds. She lived 4 days fighting the disease, but today she died very painfully. We have 4 more adult dogs and have separated them since we noticed the…
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Can a hamster and a tortoise/land turtle coexist peacefully?

We're interested in keeping a hamster in the house, and I know my wife is fond of small reptiles. Is it possible to keep a tortoise and a hamster in the same enclosure? I'm thinking this is possible. The tortoise shouldn't try to eat the hamster,…
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What should I consider before allowing my pet to be a blood donor?

I searched for pet blood donation online and found there are several organizations. I don't have any numbers, put there are potentially hundreds in the USA. Looking at few sites, it appears there is no 'standard', this claim by one organization…
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Why does my cat run away everyday, and return every afternoon?

I've a male cat, just 5 month old, and I work for a software company so I leave him with my dad (parkinson's patient) everyday morning. When my cat senses that I'm going to work, he shows very high affection to me and my dad, and shows sadness and…
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